When families come to our college for an interview or information session, one point is made quite clear - communication is essential in order for us to have a working relationship. This starts with the student and teacher/coach relationship and extends to the relationship the college has with the … [Read more...] about A partnership between college and home
Cheers
WOW IT'S HOT!!! Firstly I would like to say thank you to Anna and Natalie for looking after the café while I was away last week on a holiday that I had planned over a year ago. I went to Melbourne where the average temperature was about 12 degrees and on Thursday in Ballarat it was 5 degrees … [Read more...] about Cheers
The Challenge
This week, Andre and I have set our most junior training squad a CHALLENGE. The challenge was to prepare themselves better for training and more specifically, for training at this time of year. Diet was first on the agenda, especially after two players were spotted on Sunday evening setting … [Read more...] about The Challenge
Football Rehab
The sacking of Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has sent the Australian football community into a flurry of discussions about where we are at on the world stage, what are the problems and how do we fix them. As much as I love putting forward my own amazing ideas and opinions on such topics, I find … [Read more...] about Football Rehab
Take No Days Off
After reading this blog spend a couple minutes to watch the video and ask yourself, how badly do you want to succeed in life? This is a video about a guy who has clearly given everything he can, to be the best that he can be. His aim and goal was to make to NFL. I have followed him for some time … [Read more...] about Take No Days Off
Let’s see how the adults like it.
"To play a game in another player's boots" An important part of our college culture is to acknowledge that every player comes to us with their own biography. The following clip highlights what it means to literally play an under 11s match in England. … [Read more...] about Let’s see how the adults like it.
Term 4 – new and exciting projects!
Welcome back to another new and exciting term! And if you have just joined the IFS community, welcome! I come to term 4 as a newly married woman and refreshed after my honeymoon to Hawaii!! This term Rodney and I will be working closely with stage 4 (years 7 and 8) students on their project. As … [Read more...] about Term 4 – new and exciting projects!
Water
As an extension to Brad Porter's fantastic blog about sugar, I would like to add another education series for our kids and parents. I'd like to make you all aware of what the human body is made of - water. When we are exercising, we lose water, therefore we need to replace it with water. When a car … [Read more...] about Water
Are you striving for excellence? Yes, always! Good!
As important as the ‘what’ we do, the ‘how’ is equally, if not more important in my view. At the present time our year 7 and 8 students are working on a very interesting project. They have been challenged to come up with an invention/design/idea that will enhance performance. This could be the … [Read more...] about Are you striving for excellence? Yes, always! Good!
A deadline is a deadline, simple as that!
DEADLINE; The latest time or date by which something should be completed. It’s a dreaded word that no one likes. Really it’s a word that is unavoidable. Whether at college or at work, a deadline is always looming. It could be in the form of a business proposal or completion of a job. It could be in … [Read more...] about A deadline is a deadline, simple as that!